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Article

Investigating Predictors of Psychological Distress for Healthcare Workers in a Major Saudi COVID-19 Center

by
Hussain Alyami
1,*,
Christian U. Krägeloh
2,
Oleg N. Medvedev
3,
Saleh Alghamdi
4,
Mubarak Alyami
5,
Jamal Althagafi
5,
Mataroria Lyndon
6 and
Andrew G. Hill
7
1
College of Medicine, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
2
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
3
School of Psychology, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
4
Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
5
Administration Building, King Faisal Medical Complex, Taif 26514, Saudi Arabia
6
Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, The University of Auckland, Building 409, 24 Symonds Street, City Campus, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
7
South Auckland Clinical Campus, The University of Auckland, Level 2, North Wing, Esmé Green Building 30, Middlemore Hospital, 100 Hospital Road, Otahuhu, Auckland 1062, New Zealand
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(8), 4459; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084459
Submission received: 6 March 2022 / Revised: 30 March 2022 / Accepted: 6 April 2022 / Published: 7 April 2022
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Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between fear of COVID-19, previous exposure to COVID-19, perceived vulnerability to disease, sleep quality, and psychological distress among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Taif city in Saudi Arabia, which has a population of 702,000 people. A cross-sectional study design was adopted. HCWs (n = 202) completed a survey containing the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), Perceived Vulnerability to Disease (PVD), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). FCV-19S and sleep quality were significant predictors for psychological distress. Female gender was a significant predictor for depression and stress. Single, divorced, and widowed marital status were predictive for anxiety. FCV-19S was weakly correlated with PVD but moderately with depression, anxiety, and stress. Of the two PVD subscales, perceived infectability was weakly correlated with psychological distress. PVD and previous experience with COVID-19 were not significant predictors. Sleep quality and FCV-19S were major predictors of psychological distress. Findings indicated that poor sleep quality was strongly associated with psychological distress, while fear of COVID-19 had a moderate association. Such results support the need to design and implement psychological programs to assist HCWs in dealing with the psychological impact of this ongoing pandemic.
Keywords: fear; health personnel; mental health; COVID-19; depression; anxiety fear; health personnel; mental health; COVID-19; depression; anxiety

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Alyami, H.; Krägeloh, C.U.; Medvedev, O.N.; Alghamdi, S.; Alyami, M.; Althagafi, J.; Lyndon, M.; Hill, A.G. Investigating Predictors of Psychological Distress for Healthcare Workers in a Major Saudi COVID-19 Center. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4459. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084459

AMA Style

Alyami H, Krägeloh CU, Medvedev ON, Alghamdi S, Alyami M, Althagafi J, Lyndon M, Hill AG. Investigating Predictors of Psychological Distress for Healthcare Workers in a Major Saudi COVID-19 Center. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(8):4459. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084459

Chicago/Turabian Style

Alyami, Hussain, Christian U. Krägeloh, Oleg N. Medvedev, Saleh Alghamdi, Mubarak Alyami, Jamal Althagafi, Mataroria Lyndon, and Andrew G. Hill. 2022. "Investigating Predictors of Psychological Distress for Healthcare Workers in a Major Saudi COVID-19 Center" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 8: 4459. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084459

APA Style

Alyami, H., Krägeloh, C. U., Medvedev, O. N., Alghamdi, S., Alyami, M., Althagafi, J., Lyndon, M., & Hill, A. G. (2022). Investigating Predictors of Psychological Distress for Healthcare Workers in a Major Saudi COVID-19 Center. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8), 4459. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084459

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